[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5623 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5623

For the relief of Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, 
    Yoselin Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, and Fidel 
                          Artillero Apolonio.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2018

  Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
For the relief of Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, 
    Yoselin Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, and Fidel 
                          Artillero Apolonio.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR CARMELA APOLONIO HERNANDEZ, 
              EDWIN ARTILLERO APOLONIO, YOSELIN ARTILLERO APOLONIO, 
              KEYRI ARTILLERO APOLONIO, AND FIDEL ARTILLERO APOLONIO.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, 
Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero 
Apolonio, and Fidel Artillero Apolonio shall each be eligible for 
issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an 
alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such 
Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (8) 
of section 245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, if Carmela 
Apolonio Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin Artillero 
Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, or Fidel Artillero Apolonio enters 
the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection 
(d), he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained 
lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment 
of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as 
of the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Waiver of Grounds for Removal or Denial of Admission.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) 
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Carmela Apolonio 
        Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin Artillero 
        Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, and Fidel Artillero 
        Apolonio may not be removed from the United States, denied 
        admission to the United States, or considered ineligible for 
        lawful permanent residence in the United States by reason of 
        any ground for removal or denial of admission that is reflected 
        in the records of the Department of Homeland Security or the 
        Visa Office of the Department of State on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal.--The 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding 
        order of removal or deportation, or any finding of 
        inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against 
        Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin 
        Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero Apolonio, or Fidel 
        Artillero Apolonio by reason of any ground described in 
        paragraph (1).
    (d) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (e) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Carmela Apolonio Hernandez, 
Edwin Artillero Apolonio, Yoselin Artillero Apolonio, Keyri Artillero 
Apolonio, and Fidel Artillero Apolonio, the Secretary of State shall 
instruct the proper officer to reduce by 5, during the current or next 
following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
made available to natives of the country of the aliens' birth under 
section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if 
applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available 
to natives of the country of the aliens' birth under section 202(e) of 
such Act.
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